Camilla Dominovsky
Appearances
NPR News Now
NPR News: 11-12-2024 7PM EST
Federal regulators have long been frustrated with how Tesla markets its driver assistance software. That's a big part of why Tesla added supervised to the software's name. Now, full self-driving supervised, to make it clear you need to pay attention while using it.
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NPR News: 11-12-2024 7PM EST
Newly released documents show regulators have complained to Tesla about some social media posts on X, or rather reposts, where the company elevated the voices of drivers praising full self-driving supervised. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration called those posts lost opportunities to temper enthusiasm. Tesla is selling the feature's abilities.
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NPR News: 11-12-2024 7PM EST
Regulators would prefer more focus on its potential safety risks. Camilla Dominovsky, NPR News.
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NPR News: 03-17-2025 3PM EDT
At BYD's press conference, a giant screen was totally packed with eye-popping stats about the new platform. It claims a top charging speed of 1,000 kilowatts. In the States, the very fastest chargers top out at 350 kilowatts. BYD says that one five-minute charge can take a car 400 kilometers. That's about 250 miles.
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NPR News: 03-17-2025 3PM EDT
But that will require building a whole new charging network that can deliver that much energy. The new vehicles are not yet for sale, and you won't be seeing them in the U.S. Both the Biden and Trump administration have worked to keep Chinese cars out. Camila Dominovsky, NPR News.